Sea Princess made two ports of call in Peru, a country that encompasses the arid Pacific west coast to the towering peaks of The Andes and Amazonian rainforest, and both of these places had us wishing we could stay longer and explore more. Lima, Peru The port of Callao was our stepping off …
South America
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How Panama Hats are made and more in Manta, Ecuador.
On April 16 2016, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 occurred around 190 km north of the town of Manta, The very large thrust earthquake was the worst natural disaster to hit Ecuador since the 1949 Ambato earthquake and at least 661 people were killed and 27,732 people injured. Manta was …
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The Panama Canal with Sea Princess
Wow! What an exciting day! Cruising through the Panama Canal with Princess Cruises was absolutely mind-blowing, and throughout the day we learnt about the history and the engineering, as well as being treated to some wonderful and varied scenery. The Panama Canal The Isthmus of Panama is a …
What to do in Cartagena Colombia.
What to do in Cartagena Colombia? This was our question as we set sail from Bermuda bound for a colourful immersion into what was once known as Cartegena de Indias. There were a number of Cartagena tours we could do, and we also wanted to find out a little about the history of Cartagena. We …